Cicer arietinum

Cicer arietinum

Common name: Chickpeas, Garbanzo beans, Bengal gram, Chana(hindi), Kadala(malayalam), Kadale kaalu(kannada).
Seed  color: Green, beige and dark brown.
Internal seed color: Light green, white and yellow.

Recipes listed:

Chickpea flour ladoo or besan ke ladoo

cabbage pakoda

beetroot chickpea salad

Vigna mungo

Vigna mungo

Common name: Black Matpe Bean, Black Gram, Urad or Mah or Kali-Dal (hindi), Uzhunnu(malayalam), Uddina kalu(kannada).
Seed color: Black
Internal seed color: White.

Vigna umbellata

Vigna umbellata

Common name: Ricebean, Sutari or Naurangi(hindi).
Seed color: Reddish brown with white eye
Internal seed color: White.

Phaseolus vulgaris (2)

Phaseolus vulgaris (2)

Common name: Red kidney beans, Rajma (hindi)
Seed color: Dark red, Reddish brown (Kashmiri)
Internal seed color: white.

Phaseolus vulgaris (1)

Phaseolus vulgaris (1)

Common name: Pinto beans, Spotted beans, Rajma-Chitriwaale(hindi).
Seed color: Caramel brown
Internal seed color: white.

Vigna acontifolia

Vigna acontifolia

Common name: Haricot bean, Dew bean, Turkish gram,                                  Moth or Mataki (marathi / hindi)
Seed color: Brown
Internal seed color: Light yellow.

This bean is similar to green gram.

Lens culinaris

Lens culinaris

Common name: Lentil, Masoor(hindi), Masoor parippu(malayalam).
Seed color: Greenish Brown, Reddish brown.
Internal seed color: Pink.

Lathyrus sativus

Lathyrus sativus

Common name: Grass-pea, Khesari (hindi)
Seed color: Brown
Internal seed color: Light yellow.

It is banned due to health concerns (may cause paralysis).

Cyamopsis tetragonolobus

Cyamopsis tetragonolobus
Common name: Cluster beans, Guar or Guwaar(hindi), Kothamara(malayalam), Gorikai(kannada).
Seed color: Brownish grey
Internal seed color: light

Vigna angularis

Vigna angularis

Common name: Adzuki bean, Chori kala(hindi), Chori lal(hindi).
Seed  color: Black, Light reddish brown

Vigna unguiculata

Vigna unguiculata
Common name: Black eyed peas, cowpea, Lobiya or Lobhiya or Rongi or Chauwli(hindi), Payar(malayalam), Alasande kalu(kannada).
Seed color: White, Brown, Reddish brown, Pink,….etc.
The reddish brown variety is called vanpayar(mal) & white variety is called vella payar(mal).

Glycine max

Glycine max

Common name: Soybean, Bhatta(hindi).
Seed  color: Pale yellow
Internal seed color: light.

Vicia Faba

Vicia Faba

Common name: Fava beans, broad beans, Field bean, Bell bean, Bakla(hindi), Chapradavarekkai(kannada), Avarakka(malayalam).

Lablab purpureus

Lablab purpureus

Common name: Hyacinth beans, Lablab beans, Dolichos beans, Sem or Vaal or surti papdi lilva (hindi), Avarekkai(kannada), Avara(malayalam).

Pisum sativum

Pisum sativum

Common name: (Dried) green peas, Mattar – sukhae(hindi), battani(malayalam/kannada)
Seed color: Green, Yellow, White, Black.
Internal seed color: green, Yellow, White, Light.

Cajanus cajan

Cajanus cajan

Common name: Pigeon-pea, Red Gram, Non-eye pea, Arhar or Toor(hindi), Tuvara(malayalam), Thogarikkai(kannada).
Internal seed color: Light yellow.

Recipes listed:
sambar traditional
rasam simple (without using rasam powder)